What color is #4B3F44?

#4B3F44 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3F44?

The RGB value is 75, 63, 68: 75 red, 63 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3F44?

The complementary color is #3F4B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3F44 color

#4B3F44 rgb(75, 63, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B3F44 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 24.7% green and 26.7% blue (75, 63, 68).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#4B3F44 color codes

HEX	`#4B3F44`
RGB	`rgb(75, 63, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 24.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 16%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.03, 6.19, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.03, 6.29, 349.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.722, 5.468, 6.222)`
Decimal	`4931396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3F44, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4B3F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4B3F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3f44; }
.text { color: #4b3f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 63 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3f44, #4b403f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4B3F44?: #4B3F44 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3F44?: The RGB value is 75, 63, 68: 75 red, 63 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3F44?: The complementary color is #3F4B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.